Tag Archives: dog behaviors
Self-control depletion
An interesting phrase, no? The research summarized here says that dogs do not have an infinite supply of self-control. They reach a point where they can no longer exercise the self-control needed to stay out of trouble. Or, as Julie … Continue reading
Interesting science
Here’s a report a friend (thanks Philip!) sent me from the BBC on some recent research that shows dogs understand more about human perception than we might have thought. The short of it is, dogs seem to know that their … Continue reading
What to do with a wild turkey feather
After you find it in the field, you have to carry it for about a quarter of a mile until you find the right spot at which to enjoy the feather. Then you have at it:
Eighty years of behavioral psychology says
that Cesar Milan is way off base, and that dominance is not leadership, and that what our dogs want is a leader. This great article argues convincingly that Milan and other dominance based trainers are on the wrong track. Prescott … Continue reading
Ouch
Chico got a cut over the weekend that required a trip to the vet first thing Monday morning. He came home in the evening, stitched up, with a drain, and with an Elizabethan collar. The cone changes the way the … Continue reading
Eastern English Springer Spaniel Club trial
I promised to report on the trial Chico and I attended last weekend, just after I picked him up from his stay in Pennsylvania and my trip to DC. So I picked him up in the afternoon, drove to Massachusetts, … Continue reading
It might not seem like much
I am working on my computer and Chico is lying quietly in the unfenced front yard, even when cars go by. For some dogs, many, maybe most, dogs, this would be no big deal. For me and Chico, this is … Continue reading
I’m here, Chico’s there…
I’m back in Washington, DC, visiting my father. Chico is in Pennsylvania with his friends Harley and Flossie. I’m staying with my friend N and her newly moved in beau, L, and their respective doggies. Chico was going to come … Continue reading
Have I been manipulated by my dog?
This morning around 8 the noises of heavy equipment arriving came floating in my windows. Banging and clanging and driving down a ramp sounds were followed by chainsawing and more clanging and scraping. When we finally headed out for a … Continue reading
Implementing the action plan
I got distracted, this post’s about what we did to implement the action plan I wrote about here. Implementing the action plan involved some interesting techniques. To keep Chico out of the road, I bought two sets of the reflector-on-a-stick … Continue reading
Can I Bring the Dog? 